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Dramatic Exchanges - The Lives and Letters of the National Theatre (Paperback)
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The perfect gift for any theatre lover
There has been always as much drama offstage as on at the National
Theatre, and much of it is to be found in the letters, telegrams,
scribbled notes and colourful postcards of its main players.
- What drove Laurence Olivier to confess: 'The foolishness of my
position starts to obsess me'?
- Why did Maggie Smith write: 'I am absolutely heartbroken by your
decision'?
- What prompted Judi Dench to ask: 'Can't you write me a musical so
that I can sit on a chair in a fur hat & nothing else and sing RUDE
songs?'
This book brings together for the first time some of the most
inspiring, dramatic and amusing letters from the life of Britain's most
beloved theatre: Laurence Olivier's gracious rejection letters, Peter
Hall's combative memos, Helen Mirren's impassioned defence of
theatrical innovation, fantastical good luck missives and long
conspiratorial letters. Together, they reveal the stories behind some
of the most lavish, triumphant, daring and disastrous productions in
the theatre's history, including Amadeus, Romans in Britain, Laurence
Olivier's Othello, Closer, The History Boys and The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time.
A rich collection of correspondence like no other, this book offers a
fascinating and celebratory look at the world of theatre and beyond.
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